Browsing: Health Tech & Wearables

Article updated on September 1, 2026 The future of healthcare is personal, predictive, and increasingly powered by devices you wear, carry, or have implanted. What was speculative a few years ago is now a $117 billion global market for wearable medical devices, growing at roughly 20 percent annually. Smartwatches detect irregular heart rhythms. Continuous glucose…

Physical inactivity remains a major global public health concern, with important implications for noncommunicable disease prevention and health system planning, highlighting the need for more accurate and comparable population-level data. This meeting report summarizes the discussions and outcomes of an expert consultation convened by WHO as part of an ongoing series of technical meetings to…

Apple has acquired Sonera, a California startup developing chip-based sensors that can detect magnetic signals produced by brain and muscle activity, potentially adding a new sensing capability to the company’s future wearable devices

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Whether you take the occasional weekend vacation or travel regularly for business, wearable gadgets can record important health data, make your trip more comfortable, and ensure that everything runs smoothly. Gadgets well suited for travel can include anything from smartwatches and sleep earbuds to smart rings and high-tech spectacles. Less well-known devices like UV trackers and personal coolers can also provide…

When Tim Cook unveiled the first Apple Watch in 2014, he called it the most personal product Apple had developed. He might not have predicted that the smartwatch could detect hypertension, catch atrial fibrillation, or save lives a decade later

By&nbspDianne Apen Sadler Published on 04/02/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 •Updated 09/02/2026 – 10:25 GMT+1

Health technology company Oura is testing its first proprietary AI model focused on women’s health, intending to provide personalized and clinically informed information to women

In recent years, global HealthTech trends have advanced at a speed never seen before. Moving beyond the exclusive domain of top-tier laboratories and hospitals, medical technology has become intimate and personal—residing on the smartwatches on our wrists and within our individual health databases

If 10 years ago, you wanted to know whether the people around you were tracking their health, there would be some dead giveaways. You could check their wrists for an Apple Watch, Fitbit, or Nike Fuelband. Today, it might be harder to tell. Sure, smartwatches and smartbands are alive and well, but a multitude of…